SLOBuds
Gold Member
Hey Cindi,
I've been going through the same types of weed wacker maintenance tasks recently. Against all types of wires, TPosts, hiding things deep down, water sources, etc. Those lines do break!
Here are some things I did to cut down on the breaks.
I stepped up to the largest diameter lines that the weed eater would take. It gave me a much stronger line and much less breaks immediately.
I slowed down the RPMs. This let me cut almost all of the weeds and it also kind of bounced off of the wires. Also, with the lines going slower, I was able to release the RPM faster if the line got caught around something. Then when I released the RPM I could pull away before damage was done.
I wacked the large weeds down in steps by kind of 'fanning' against them progressively. This gave me a better view of where the wire was, and let me stay farther away from those landmines.
I still broke plenty of lines. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif) After spending hours on weed wacking, my arms will get tired and I don't have the ability to control the machine as well as when fresh. Then my line breakage goes up.
I've been going through the same types of weed wacker maintenance tasks recently. Against all types of wires, TPosts, hiding things deep down, water sources, etc. Those lines do break!
Here are some things I did to cut down on the breaks.
I stepped up to the largest diameter lines that the weed eater would take. It gave me a much stronger line and much less breaks immediately.
I slowed down the RPMs. This let me cut almost all of the weeds and it also kind of bounced off of the wires. Also, with the lines going slower, I was able to release the RPM faster if the line got caught around something. Then when I released the RPM I could pull away before damage was done.
I wacked the large weeds down in steps by kind of 'fanning' against them progressively. This gave me a better view of where the wire was, and let me stay farther away from those landmines.
I still broke plenty of lines. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif) After spending hours on weed wacking, my arms will get tired and I don't have the ability to control the machine as well as when fresh. Then my line breakage goes up.